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Role of sonography in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy

✍ Scribed by Safiye Gurel; Basar Sarikaya; Kamil Gurel; Deniz Akata

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2007
Tongue
English
Weight
598 KB
Volume
35
Category
Article
ISSN
0091-2751

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

This review addresses the use of sonography in the evaluation of patients suspected of having ectopic pregnancy. The use of transvaginal and transabdominal sonography and the role of Doppler imaging in the early diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy are discussed. Various sonographic findings and pitfalls of ectopic pregnancy are analyzed, with emphasis on their diagnostic efficacies. Β© 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2007

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